Necco Classic Conversation Hearts - 1lb.

Necco Conversation Hearts -- the pastel sugar hearts with the quirky sayings, were as much a part of your childhood as they are for today's kids.

Necco® Conversation Hearts is the classic formula people know and love. A similar taste profile to our Assorted Necco Wafers the hearts’ recipe has remained basically unchanged. The flavors include classic favorites such as cherry, wintergreen, lime, banana, grape, orange and classic love phrases like "Marry Me," "I Luv You" and "Sugar Pie".

NECCO manufactures over 8 billion hearts each year to keep up with demand for this American icon.

Still it's hard to believe that the concept behind today's Conversation Hearts got its start when Abraham Lincoln was still President. Mottoes seemed to have come into prominence with "cockles", a small crisp candy made of sugar and flour formed in the shape of a cockle or scallop shell. The early cockles contained mottoes, which were printed on thin colored paper and rolled up inside.